The Bodyguard | ON HOLD

Chapter 4

** the story matt tells in this chapter is originally from the book The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones **

Matt's POV

"Everything is so pretty at night." Izzy said loudly in my ear.

I only nodded and continued walking.

"Why aren't you acting like me right now?" She asked.

"Unlike you, I only had one drink."

"I find that very surprising."

"Why?" I asked.

"You just seem like the type of guy who wouldn't miss an opportunity to party."

I sighed, she couldn't be more right. It bugged me how easily she could figure me out.

"I've heard things about you Matt, stories."

I clenched my jaw. "Care to give me an example?"

"So, where are we going." She asked, either avoiding or forgetting my question.

"Nash and Cameron's, I already told you."

She giggled and played with my hair. "Oops, I forgot."

We finally got to Nash and Cameron's house and just walked in.

I set down Izzy and closed the door. When I turned back around I saw Izzy standing on the island in the middle of the kitchen.

We laughed when she knocked over a bottle, the loud shattering noise echoed throughout the house. I walked over and held my arms out, she jumped into them and I set her down.

"I'm going to get in so much trouble for this." She said and started laughing loudly.

"Why?"

"I have a reputation to take care of. I'm the poster board good girl in Hollywood, imagine drunk pictures of me on magazines around the world." She said and stumbled into me.

I nodded and stood her up right again. "That's true. But it's okay to a little stupid sometimes."

"I can't afford to be stupid." She said in a sad tone while playing with the hem of my shirt.

She groaned in annoyance and sat on the island. "And all those people at the party asking for pictures, like I'm just trying to be normal and such-"

I laughed at how her words were slurring and took her hands in mine. "That's why I'm not fangirling. You're just like me."

She giggled and released my hands, leaning back on her elbows.

"You fangirled over me?"

"A little."

She laughed again just as Nash and Cameron walked in, they stopped short when they noticed who I was with.

I ran up to them and covered their mouths. "Don't freak out."

Nash gave me a stern look and I knew why. He thought I got her drunk to win the bet, but that was the last thing on my mind. I didn't want Izzy to get in trouble because of my stupidity.

"Getting her drunk is the only thing you aren't allowed to do." Nash snapped.

"I didn't know she never drank before, she doesn't know how to control it yet. And you said no rules-"

He cut me off with a look.

"Okay, yeah I get it." I said and held up my hands defensively.

Izzy walked over to us and wrapped her arm around my shoulder. "Nameron and Cash right?" She giggled.